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A Little History of Australia

Mark Peel

Highly readable, often surprising and always enjoyable, A Little History of Australia tells the whole story of this Great Southern Land.

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Highly readable, often surprising and always enjoyable, A Little History of Australia tells the whole story of this Great Southern Land, from its Aboriginal origins to:

• discovery by European navigators who claimed the land as their own
• the First Fleet, convict settlements and the gold rushes
• the birth-pangs of a federated nation, and the experiences of Australians in the world's wars
• the successes and problems of the twentieth century, and the celebration of a distinctly Australian way of life.

It's all here, in one compact and vividly written volume.

Dr Mark Peel lives in Melbourne and lectures at Monash University.

About the Author

Dr Mark Peel is a lecturer at Monash University. His previous book, Good Times, Hard Times, was shortlisted for the Age Book of the Year in 1995. Andrew Weldon is a prize-winning Melbourne cartoonist and children’s author.

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